Accurate mapping of rubber plantation stand age is essential for forest inventory, land use monitoring, and carbon stock estimation. This study proposes a pixel-based approach that integrates the Bare Soil Index (BSI) with Normalized Difference Veget...
Accurate identification of bare soil exposure and quantification of associated dust emissions are essential for understanding land degradation and air quality risks in intensively farmed regions. This study develops a monthly monitoring and modeling...
Land degradation in drylands represents a critical environmental challenge, with persistent bare soil serving as a key indicator of ecosystem vulnerability, including in the Caatinga biome. This study maps and analyzes the spatial and temporal dynami...
Mid-day maximum soil temperatures were measured at 10 study plots during different hot summer days in Haleakalā Crater, Maui, with thermocouple thermometers on five adjacent microsite types: bare surface soils, soils under black tephra, soils un...
Reflectance of light across the visible, near-infrared and shortwave infrared (VIS-NIR-SWIR, 0.4–2.5 µm) spectral region is very useful for investigating mineralogical, physical and chemical properties of soils, which can reduce the need...
The need for sustainable alternatives to conventional plastic mulches in agriculture has led to the development of various types of biodegradable mulches made from natural fibres and biopolymers to reduce environmental pollution and mitigate soil pol...
Red-bed desertification represents a critical form of land degradation in subtropical regions, yet the coupled soil–vegetation processes remain poorly understood. This study integrates Sentinel-2 vegetation indices with soil fertility gradients...
Coastal Louisiana continues to experience rapid wetland loss, increasing the exposure of marsh-creation containment dikes to storm-driven waves, erosion, and sediment loss. This study evaluated offshore-to-nearshore wave transformation, erosion risk...
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Podoconiosis or “endemic non-filarial elephantiasis” is a tropical disease caused by prolonged exposure of bare feet to irritant alkaline clay soils of volcanic origin [1]. The name of the disease is derived from the Greek words for foot: podos, and...
Analysis of the spectral response of vegetation using optical sensors for non-destructive remote monitoring represents a key element for crop monitoring. Considering the wide presence on the market of unmanned aerial vehicle (UAVs) based commercial s...
Karst critical zones in Southwest China are highly vulnerable to soil–water loss because thin soils, exposed carbonate bedrock, well-developed epikarst, and strong surface–subsurface connectivity promote both surface erosion and subsurfac...
While ecological restoration revitalizes degraded urban lands, biophysical recovery does not inherently guarantee public visual acceptance. This study introduces a survey-free computational framework to evaluate the visual acceptability of restored l...
The selection of key soil physical properties (SPPs) for studying the impact of livestock treading is an unexplored research topic, especially in studies that analyze the influence of livestock management on the degradation process. The objective of...
Rainwater-induced soil erosion occurring in the forest is a special phenomenon of soil erosion in many red soil areas. Detection of such soil erosion is essential for developing land management to reduce soil loss in areas including southern China an...
The aim of this study was to investigate the suitability of active infrared thermography and thermometry in combination with multivariate statistical partial least squares analysis as rapid soil water content detection techniques both in the labora...
Al3+-toxicity in acidic soils is among the main abiotic stress factors that generate adverse effects in plant growth; in leaves, it affects several physiological parameters such as photosynthesis and ROS balance, leading to limited crop production. O...
Grazing affects soil organic carbon (SOC) through plant removal, livestock trampling, and manure deposition. However, the impact of grazing on SOC is also influenced by multiple factors such as climate, soil properties, and management approaches. Des...
Flash floods are among the most damaging hydrometeorological hazards in the Western Balkans (WB), yet regionally consistent, cross-border susceptibility assessments remain scarce because of fragmented national datasets and differing methodological st...
Camelina is an interesting crop and producers must adopt cultural practices to achieve the highest yield and oil content possible. Considering the size of the seed, the harvesting phase is crucial to reduce losses and maximize income. Furthermore, in...
Ecological risk assessment in arid inland river basins is challenging because ecological degradation is jointly controlled by water scarcity, surface exposure, thermal stress, energy exchange, and vegetation buffering. Existing remote sensing indices...
One practice to reduce spray drift during pesticide application is the addition of certain chemical adjuvants to spraying solutions, which change their physicochemical properties and result in larger droplets. The environmental impact of these agroch...
Based on the rapid development of urbanization and the increasing severity of extreme heat disasters caused by global warming, it has become increasingly important to enhance the assessment of heat risk. In this study, in response to the urgent need...
The Al-Ahsa Oasis region is an important agricultural area; however, continuous spatial–temporal monitoring is essential to assess and mitigate the impacts of climate change and land use change. The current study examines environmental and land...
Building-resolving urban climate simulations require detailed three-dimensional geospatial data that are often unavailable for hot-arid cities. This study examines whether a Local Climate Zone (LCZ)-based workflow can provide a physically interpretab...
There is limited understanding of the geopolitics of fire, conflict, and land, for example, how conflict and fire are related and how conflict impacts the biophysical environment. Since 2014, the natural environment in the Kurdistan Region of Iraq ha...
The emergence of cloud computing, big data analytics, and machine learning has catalysed the use of remote sensing technologies to enable more timely management of sustainability indicators, given the uncertainty of future climate conditions. Here, w...